Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-24
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Passes the Joint ResO' a.
fion Providing for Authorization
of a Railroad Commission.
The House Passes the Senate Bill Maxim
TS1rant County a Separate judi
ciaI District, No. IL.
THE SENATE.

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and direct the Commissioner Of the Land
Office to issue to the New York, Texas
and Mexican Railroad land certificate
for 416 sections of land. Accompanying
the bill was petition from the company
asking the passage Of the bill.
The Joint resolution amending the con-
stitutioa so as to authorize the creation OF
g railroad commits sion, was called up out
of it's regular order by Senator Aber-
crombIe.
Senator Allen opposed it, as he believed
the Legislature had authority
now under the constitution to
create a railroad commission, and
commended that if commission
was appointed, and the railroads believed
it was unconstitutional, they could ap-
pealto the Supreme court.
Senator AbercrOmbie made an able ar
gument Ia favor of the resolution.
Senator Houston opposed the impera-
tive character of the resolution, and
without a change IN its construction he
could not support it.
Senators Armistead, Fields and Burney
spoke in favor Of the resolution without
the change suggested by Senator Hous-
ton.
The resolution passed.
Yess-Abercrombie, Armistead, Bell,
Burgess, Burney, Calhoun, Camp, Davis,
Douglass of Jefferson, Douglass of Gray
son, Fields, Frank, Garrison, Glasscock,
Gregg, Harrison, jarvis, Lane, Nc
Donald, Simkins, StInsOn,T errell, Up
shaw, Woods and Woodward. Total, %.
Nays-Allen, Houston, Kuittle. To-
tai, ,.
Absent-Claiborne Macmanus, Pope.
Total, 3.
Senator McDonald's land bill was
called up with House amendments. The
Senate refused to concur in the amend
ments.
Senate bill to require county treasurers
to report surplus school fund on hand t.
the State B lard of Education was called
up by Senator Woods and passed.
Senator Garrison called up the motion
TO reconsider the vote killing the bill
validating the Greer county land certiti-
Gates, and it was adopted.
Senator Burgess offered a substitute for
the bill providing that the Commissioner
of the Land Office shall issue
certificates in lieu Of the ones located in
Greer county, which shall be located IN
the same manner and way as the veteran
certificates.
Senator Douglass Of Jefferson offered
an amendment providing that if no public
domain is found upon which to locate the
certificates the holders thereof shall have
no further claim against the state.
Senator Gregg moved to amend the
amendment so as to require this prOvis-
ion to be printed on the face of the certiti-
Gates. Adopted, and Senstor Douglass
amendment as amended made part of tie
bill.
An amendment by Senator Harrison
prohibiting the Commissioner of the
Land Office from issuing certificates till
ali the patents are cancelled was tabled.
An amendment by Senator Harrison
authorizing the Attorney-General to
bring quit for cancellation of patents was
adopted, and the bill engrOssed.
Adjourned until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House concurrent resolution TO adjourn
sine die on March 81 was sdOpted, with
an amendment fixing the day April I, at l
O'Clock.
House local option bill, pending Yester-
day, was taken up and passed to a third
reading-yeas, It; nays, /.
House bill to provide for the election
of a mayor in case Of vacancy in the OF
ice passed.
House Joint resolution amending the
constitution so as to authorize the invest
ment Of the University fund il county
bonds passed.
Senator Abercrombie by request intro
duced bill to require city authorities to
provide fire escapes for churches, school
houses and hotels.
The Senate concurred in House amend
ments to the Senate bill providing for the
sale of scrap lands.
Senator Lane moved to reconsider the
vote adopting the conference report on
the high license bill.
Senator Terrell moved to lay it on the
table. Carried.
Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
House bill creating the Forty first |
Judicial district passed.
Also Senate bill amending the sixteenth |
section of the Judicial act.
Also Senate bill requiring sheriffs to |
furnish the Adjutant- General lists and de-
scriptions of fugitives from Justice.
Senate bill amendinL the judicial act
creating the Forty-third Judicial district
and making Tarrant county the Seven
teenth district passed.
Senate resolution to amend the COnsti-
tuition so as to require deeds in a county
to be recorded in the county to which an
other is attached for judicial purposes
was under discussion, when the consider
ation was checked by a call of The House.
The resolution subsequently passed.
Senate bill No. III, amending the local
option law, requiring physicians certif
Gates to be written and stub books to be
kept for information of the county COM
missioners, was discussed and Temporal
rily postponed.
The general aspiration bill came up as
special order.
Mr.. Browning sent up letter from the
County Judge of Baylor county 10 Adju-
tant- General King, urging the importance
of the appropriation ior military protec-
ton.
Pending amendments to the bill We're
lost.
Mr.. Latimer, stating that ne was not
seeking to make a reputation to be
elected Governor, aud that he hoped the
Lord would forgive him for ming 10 the
Legislature this time, made glowing
speech in favor OF the appropriation.
Mr.. Miller moved to strike Out the item
. Il s., ~ no